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  2. List of circus skills - Wikipedia

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    Circus skills are a group of disciplines that have been performed as entertainment in circus, carnival, sideshow, busking, variety, vaudeville, or music hall shows. Most circus skills are still being performed today. Many are also practiced by non-performers as a hobby.

  3. Katie Sandwina - Wikipedia

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    Sandwina's record of an overhead lift of 296 pounds (129 kg) stood for many years until being eclipsed by women's weightlifter Karyn Marshall in 1987. [4] [5] [6] Reporter Marguerite Martyn described her act when the circus came to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1911: At the moment she was twirling her husband about in dizzy circles above her head . . . .

  4. Vulcana - Wikipedia

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    Vulcana reached the height of her popularity in France, impressing the Halterophile Club de France with her feats of strength, which earned her a medal from the "Father of French Bodybuilding", Professor Edmond Desbonnet and a picture on the cover of La Santé par les Sports. She was honored with over one hundred medals throughout her career.

  5. The amazing 'strong-women' of the early 1900s - AOL

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    In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...

  6. Category:Circus strongmen and strongwomen - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Circus strongmen and strongwomen" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  7. Pic showing Simone Biles and Shaquille O’Neal’s height ...

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    In 2016, Biles stood back to back with Team USA volleyball player David Lee, who is 6-foot-8, in a pic NBC Olympics shared on Facebook. "Athletes come in all shapes and sizes," read the photo's ...

  8. Clarence Chesterfield Howerton - Wikipedia

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    Clarence Chesterfield Howerton (February 9, 1913 – November 18, 1975), also known as Major Mite, was an American circus performer who starred in the sideshow for over 25 years, 20 of which were with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He was 2 ft 4 in (0.71 m) tall and performed with several groups from the early 1920s through the ...

  9. “History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past

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    Image credits: historycoolkids The History Cool Kids Instagram account has amassed an impressive 1.5 million followers since its creation in 2016. But the page’s success will come as no surprise ...